Five Star Trophy Still Up For Grabs

Tennis

March 23, 1996|By Javier Solano of The Sentinel Staff

DAYTONA BEACH — The Five Star Conference boys tennis trophy would look pretty stupid split in two, Spruce Creek coach Todd Palmer said Friday. Yet that may be the only resolution to this year's tournament, as the deadlock between Spruce Creek and Flagler Palm Coast now will extend into next week.

The teams, tied after Thursday's matches, remained tied after Day 2 of the Five Star Conference boys tournament, each with 21 points and two doubles finals remaining. Those two finals, postponed Friday because FHSAA rules prohibit one from playing four matches in a day, will be held at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at Indigo Lakes.

Spruce Creek's Ryan Erisman and Bryce McGrory will take on Palm Coast's Eli Marshall and Sal Ruggero in the No. 1 doubles final. The Hawks will send their No. 2 team of Anand Ganesan and Donnie Reeder to face Palm Coast's Heath Marshall and Louis Villanova in the other final.

Spruce Creek's run of four consecutive conference titles hangs in the balance. This would be the first one without David Tucker, who won a district title last year and had dominated Volusia County tennis for the previous four.

''We've got a little tradition going,'' Palmer said. ''. . . I know the team would like to prove that David Tucker wasn't the only reason we won conference last year. That really motivates them.''